Modele Ogunniyi MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine and Master Physician, Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Associate Medical Director, Heart Failure Program, Grady Health System

Dr. Modele Ogunniyi is a Professor of Medicine and Master Physician with the Division of Cardiology at Emory University. She also serves as the Associate Medical Director of the Grady Heart Failure Program.

After receiving her medical degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, she obtained a Master of Public Health and a Certificate in Health Finance and Management from Johns Hopkins University. Her postgraduate training includes a preventive medicine fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control, residency in internal medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine and cardiology fellowship at Vanderbilt University.

She serves as Principal Investigator for several clinical trials and on the advisory board for the Metro Atlanta Heart Failure Collaborative, the National Forum Advisory Leadership Council, and the editorial board of Clinical Cardiology. She is an active member and volunteer of many professional organizations including the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and the Association of Black Cardiologists, where she serves on the Board of Directors. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Cardiology, and American Heart Association.

Dr. Ogunniyi serves/has served on several national committees, including as Co-Chair of the ABC Membership Committee and the National Hypertension Control Roundtable. She is the Vice President of Health Awareness Initiative, Africa, a nonprofit organization, whose mission is to promote healthy lifestyles in African communities by creating health awareness through screening and education.